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Explore the latest developments in our work, from groundbreaking projects and strategic partnerships to industry trends that influence our approach to design.

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VDI Events

We did it for the boos

Knock-knock Who’s there? Canoe Canoe who? Canoe please give me a Halloween treat? We could have filled the Vincent Design canoe a few times with the treats we had here in October. It’s been great to have everyone in the office again, and we’re making the most of it.  Every member of the staff —and …

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Community Events

In pursuit of Truth and Reconciliation

September 30 will mark the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The new federal statutory holiday coincides with Orange Shirt Day, a day to honour children who were sent away to residential schools. September was referred to as “the crying month” by many, as it was the month that children were taken from their …

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Design

There’s a palette for that

How do designers decide what colours to use in their designs? When a client comes to us, we begin by asking a lot of questions. (You can learn more about our process here.) This helps us learn more about our clients and what they’re looking for — and also what they’re looking at. What inspires …

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Stories Under the Canoe

Never Letter Go: The Evolution of 765 Main Street

No building is ever completely finished.  Our work here is only beginning. Vincent Design is for connection and communication, just like the mail that crossed the country when the first transcontinental railway was completed by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885.  Winnipeg, as the Western Canadian rail hub, was an important part of Canada’s mail …

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Community Support

Every Child Matters

***Contains information that is distressing and may be retraumatizing*** The National Residential School Crisis Line 1-866-925-4419 How many times can a heart break? Is it one? One hundred? Two hundred and fifteen? Seven hundred and fifty one? Our hearts are broken with every revelation.  Except that these aren’t revelations, not to those whose hearts are …

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Vincent Design Scholarship

The Vincent Design Indigenous Scholarship Fund

In the summer and fall of 2020, we collaborated with a team of partners and clients to get a special project organized and off the ground. We’re excited to announce that the Vincent Design Scholarship Fund is now fully funded and open for applications to build more opportunities in graphic design. We want to thank all …

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Website Design

If You Build It … Starting A Website With Vincent Design

We talk a lot about graphic design in our posts, but website development and website design are equally important and essential services we provide. Many of our clients come to us for a brand or visual identity, and then a new or updated website to go with it. Our Winnipeg-based team of web developers, programmers, …

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Indigenous Graphic Design

Considerations and Best Practices in Indigenous Design

“Consider the reception and implication of all designs so that they protect the environment, are sustainable, and remain respectful of Indigenous cultures over deep time: past, present and future.” Protocol 8, International Indigenous Design Charter The field of professional graphic design is a creative arts industry with a long history,  many diverse influences and a …

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Design

About our Process (aka, Listen, Research, Sketch, Repeat)

How we design is largely about how we work with people. We are artists, designers, programmers, marketing strategists and communicators – all our work is both creative and people-oriented.  We’ve built a reputation around being friendly and professional; we bring our individual, personable working styles to each project, and have built a firm that is …

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Vincent Design Scholarship

Giving Back (and Paying it Forward)

The Vincent Design Indigenous Scholarship Fund For the last few months, we’ve been working in collaboration with a team of partners and clients to get a special project organized and off the ground. We’re excited to announce that the Vincent Design Scholarship Fund is now up, running and ready to start building more opportunities in …